A cold day with strong northerly winds bringing flurries of rain, sleet and even a little icy snow at times.
Needless to say, with weather like that there were very few
observations to report today. I believe all our visiting birdwatchers have now
departed. Phil Edwards final report came as he drove towards the ferry this
morning:
“Managed to get off
the island on the day’s first ferry. Last sightings for your blog:
We flushed a flock of 7 Snipe and then 1 Jack Snipe from the pastures along the track down from Smaull. Then had another Jack Snipe in the headlights on the road (B8017) just after the turning from the road around Loch Gorm (B8018) towards the RSPB reserve.”
Phil also provides us with a last shot of the Otter seen at
Bruichladdich yesterday.
On the Oa: Ed Burrell watched a couple of White-tailed Eagles
take a goose, which attracted a 3rd, immature eagle in to see if
they might share. David Dinsley found a Glaucous Gull amongst the regular gull
flock.
1 comment:
I think it is eating a scorpion fish, or possibly naother cottid like a father lasher. Whichever it is, that's a very bony meal it's chosen.
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